Pochettino takes aim at Klopp with £100m transfer claim

James Shearman

• Updated: 25 Aug 2023 12:03 BST
• 3 min read

Mauricio Pochettino has taken aim at Jurgen Klopp over comments he previously made on transfer spending.

Pochettino referred to Klopp retracting his words when explaining that anything can happen with regards to Romelu Lukaku's future at the club.

"I saw Klopp said I will not be in the business [of football if they spend £100m] and then they offered £100m [for Moises Caicedo] and he says, oh I made a mistake," Pochettino said in an interview.

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Lukaku has not been in Pochettino's plans ever since he arrived at Stamford Bridge and that is not expected to change.

But, by using Klopp's comments as an example, he is aware that Lukaku may not find another club, so there is a slim chance he could work with him in the future.

Lukaku's Chelsea future

Chelsea continue to look at solutions as to how to get Lukaku off their books before the transfer deadline, with Pochettino’s side now considering a temporary solution for the Belgium international.

Lukaku has been linked with several transfers this summer but each permanent deal has broken down one by one.

As such, The Telegraph reports that Jose Mourinho's Roma are now in pole position to land the forward.

Chelsea were willing to sell the 30-year-old to the Saudi Pro League, but the player turned down the move.

He was more interested in staying with Europe, where he held talks with Inter that failed when the Nerazzurri learned he was also holding secret transfer discussions with Juventus.

The Turin side have been keen on landing the forward but have been unable to agree terms on a deal with Chelsea as they need to offload Dusan Vlahovic before Lukaku can be signed.